I can't believe all of the "it's so common, everyone has it, there's no need to disclose" sentiment floating around (not just here, but among several of my friends as well). Here is the thing: maybe YOU are comfortable with the risk of transmission from a dormant/non-cancer-y/long-ago case of HPV, but your partner…

Sorry, I misread your comment as meaning it wasn't a big deal and clearly you know that it can be.

Honesty like that would get major points in a potential partner's favor. If someone can discuss something that can be difficult to talk about early on, it bodes well for talking about other things!

My wife (girlfriend at the time) just told me she had it one day. No big deal, no big, scary CONVERSATION about it. Why does there need to be a bunch of drama surrounding something that 3/4 of the population carries?

I know it can kill you. I have high risk HPV. I've gone through the paps and the biopsies.

It could be the end of the world if it kills you.

I am of the opinion that any and all sexual history that can effect your partner should be disclosed. Period. If you were diagnosed with HPV, then you should tell your partner. Was it years ago and since then you have had regular paps, then you can keep it to yourself since it has probably left your system. But if…

It seems similar to the situation with herpes. Which I have. You are unlikely to be contagious when you are non-symptomatic, but it is possible. The Planned Parenthood clinic argument above seemed to be that lots of people are infected with HPV but have never gotten tested and are unwittingly spreading it, so if you…